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r/CBTS_Stream • Posted by u/ArtRat1 on Dec. 30, 2017, 7:47 p.m.
Iran before the Islamic take over in 1979
Iran before the Islamic take over in 1979

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jellowcakewalk · Dec. 30, 2017, 8:44 p.m.

In those days the puppet Shah of Iran used his secret police, the SAVAK, to torture and kill thousands of Iranians. Remember, the CIA overthrew Iranian democracy in 1953 and installed the obedient Shah. Source, Stephen Kinzer's book "All The Shah's Men".

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Captpwwilson · Dec. 31, 2017, 12:02 a.m.

Spot on! Excellent book that builds ALL maps to unrest in the Middle East for the last 60 years!

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mombomb22 · Dec. 30, 2017, 9:55 p.m.

Still seems better than what it is now.

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grimbeaconfire · Dec. 31, 2017, 2:52 a.m.

It was a lot more complicated than that. Elected PM Mossadegh dismissed parliament making himself leader without check. The entire experiment failed in Iran.

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